Lancer Evolution X by Mitsubishi
Makuhari Messe, Japan
While much of the talk at the show was naturally all about the all-new GT-R from Nissan, which is going to be sold in the US for the first time (legally, that is) later in 2008 as a 2009 model, this car generated its own share of excitement. Mitsubishi may not have the public relations and marketing muscle which Nissan has in the US, but anyone who overlooked this next-generation model of the Lancer Evolution definitely missed one of the stars of the show.